In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_PRIVATEKEY_AUTH_FAILED 0x80310094” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_PRIVATEKEY_AUTH_FAILED 0x80310094
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The private key associated with the specified certificate cannot be authorized. The private key authorization was either not provided or the provided authorization was invalid.
